The Austrian National Team first played at the European Cricketer Cup in 1990, held on Guernsey in the Channel Islands. Since Austria became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council in 1992, and following the establishment of the European Cricket Federation (ECF) and subsequently the European Cricket Council (ECC), which has now become the ICC's European Development programme, known as ICC Europe, Austria's Senior Men's National Team has competed in a number of tournaments at home and abroad. The team is selected in accordance with strict ICC Europe qualification criteria, which while having changed over the course of time, have been used to ensure that players for the Austrian National Team have an active involvement in the furthering of cricket in Austria.